Lovecraftian scholar, Dan Harms (Captain America), is at the crossroads of his life, as information validating the actual "historical" legacy of "Cthulhu" rises, Harms may have to face the demon that he thought never existed. Only time will tell.
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Although we are happy to present the information contained in this blog page, the reader is also encouraged to do his/her own research. Recently, we discovered that Lovecraft’s Cthulhu is in fact a historical deity in ancient Mesopotamia, who was known as Kulullu. This article can be accessed by clicking on the following link:
http://warlockasyluminternationalnews.com/2011/05/14/special-announcement-historical-evidence-that-lovecrafts-cthulhu-was-an-actual-mesopotamian-deity/
Here is an excerpt from the article:
“All this being said, let us continue into our discussion. The terms Cthulhu and Kutulu derives ultimately from the Mesopotamian entity called “Kullulu.” Symbol Dictionary.Net, which can be accessed at the following website http://symboldictionary.net/?p=3006 states:
“This figure was known to the Assyrians as Kullulû, meaning “fish man.” The kullulu was a guardian figure, a dweller of the sacred Absu, the watery underground domain of the God Ea. Figures of the fish-man were often concealed in the construction of buildings to serve as protective charms. ..From about the fourth century, the figure was associated (probably erroneously) with the god Dagan (meaning “grain”), most commonly known by his Hebrew name, Dagon. Dagan was a vegetation god, the father of the god Baal, the mythological creator of the plow. Dagon is mentioned several times in the Hebrew scriptures, where he is associated with the Philistines. It is to Dagon’s temple that the Ark of the Covenant is taken after being captured from the Hebrews; the next morning, they discover the statue of the god lying on the floor, sans head and hands.””
What is interesting about the above cited information is that the Mesopotamian deity Kulullu is pronounced exactly as how Lovecraft described the term Cthulhu. Notice what we find in a Wikipedia article, pertaining to the said subject:
“Lovecraft transcribed the pronunciation of Cthulhu as “Khlûl’-hloo” (IPA: [ˈχɬʊl.ɬuː] ?).[3] S. T. Joshi points out, however, that Lovecraft gave several differing pronunciations on different occasions.[4]”
In any event, Lovecraftian scholar Dan Harms made the following comment to our recent article:
“Here’s where we are…Right now, you have a website that says this, and no other sources. If you can find more, you’ve still got the question of where he would have run across that information, the vast dissimilarity in appearance, and the fact that Cthulhu isn’t a creature of water and is in fact telepathically blocked by the substance.”
Why spoil the party Dan? Evidently, Lovecraft was tapping into these sources, for we also find “Dagon,” who appears in Lovecraftian mythology, associated with the Mesopotamian deity “Kulullu,” who just so happens to be pronounced like “Cthulhu.” Here are more references and descriptions of the said “Kulullu.” Notice what is mentioned in the Simon Necronomicon:
“These incantations are said by the hidden priests and creatures of these powers, defeated by the Elders and the Seven Powers, led by MARDUK, supported by ENKI and the whole Host of IGIGI; defeaters of the Old Serpent, the Ancient Worm, TIAMAT, the ABYSS, also called KUTULU the Corpse-God, yet who lies not dead, but dreaming; he whom secret priests, initiated into the Black Rites, whose names are writ forever in the Book of Chaos, can summon if they but know how.”
The Simon Necronomicon associates this deity Kulullu (rendered as Kutulu) with Tiamat. Let’s look into this further. Reallexikon der Assryriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archaologie by Erech Ebeling, states the following on page 324:
“Kulullu…”Fish-Man.” A mythological creature, one of Tiamat’s eleven monsters in the Ee…..This association of these monsters with Tiamat seems to be a secondary combination to explain how they came into Marduk’s power..”
The mention of Kulullu as one of Tiamat’s monsters is relative to explaining how Marduk came into power. Gudea’s Temple Building by Claudia E. Suter, mentions the following on page 63:
“The protective spirit Kulullu is usually associated with abundance and divine benevolence, and may be reminiscent of the god bestowing the overflowing vase upon a human petitioner in much earlier presentation scenes.”
So we can see that the Simon Necronomicon is consistent with what has been observed concerning Kulullu, and also that this said deity was a protective spirit that administered blessings to the petitioner. Richard S. Hess and David Toshio Tsumuru in the work I Studied Inscriptions From Before The Flood, mentions the following on page 228:
“We are told of hybrid beings, half-fish, half-human (the Akkadian word is kulullu), which are supposed to have arisen in primordial time out of the sea in order to bring culture to humanity. The best known of these fished-shaped sages is the first, named Oan or Oannes..”
In another reference, written by Jozef Tadeusz Milik and Matthew Black, The Books of Enoch, we read:
“A giant and a sage in the account of Berossus, named Oannes, was part man, part fish; his six successors were also … the kulullu-ftsh who in primeval times rose up from the sea in order to bring culture to men..”
From the following references that we see the entity Kulullu is relative to Oannes. What is interesting is that John Kenrick in the book Phoenicia, states the following 324:
“The mythology of Assyria and Babylon was the same, and this figure, no doubt, represents the Oannes of Berosus. The narrative in the first book of Samuel shows the identity of Dagon with Oannes and the sculptures of Assyria..”
Here we see that Dagon is equated with Oanness in Kenrick’s writings. The Nummo by Shannon Dorey makes the same correspondence. Notice what it states on page 125:
“Bayley goes on to draw a connection between Dagon and Oannes, who was identified by Temple as the Babylonian equivalent of the Nummo. Oannes was likewise associated with the god Enki, who in Sumerian myth resided at the bottom of the Abzu, or Abyss, in the fresh water.”
Based on the information that we discovered thus far, Kulullu is equated with Oannes, who in turn corresponds, or was associated with Dagon. Based on a review of the information we have encountered thus far, we can say that the original reference in question, by Dan Harms is correct.
“All this being said, let us continue into our discussion. The terms Cthulhu and Kutulu derives ultimately from the Mesopotamian entity called “Kullulu.” Symbol Dictionary.Net, which can be accessed at the following website http://symboldictionary.net/?p=3006 states:
“This figure was known to the Assyrians as Kullulû, meaning “fish man.” The kullulu was a guardian figure, a dweller of the sacred Absu, the watery underground domain of the God Ea. Figures of the fish-man were often concealed in the construction of buildings to serve as protective charms. ..From about the fourth century, the figure was associated (probably erroneously) with the god Dagan (meaning “grain”), most commonly known by his Hebrew name, Dagon. Dagan was a vegetation god, the father of the god Baal, the mythological creator of the plow. Dagon is mentioned several times in the Hebrew scriptures, where he is associated with the Philistines. It is to Dagon’s temple that the Ark of the Covenant is taken after being captured from the Hebrews; the next morning, they discover the statue of the god lying on the floor, sans head and hands.””
Now the real question is why would H.P. Lovecraft write about a deity named Cthulhu and Dagon, which closely resembles Kulullu and Dagon, if he weren’t drawing from ancient Mesopotamian sources? What is interesting about all of this, is that in Mesopotamian history Oanness is equated with the Watcher. In the book, Mesopotamian Planetary Astrology-Astronomy states:
““(The sage) Oannes…One aspect of this protection was known as “keeping the watch of the king”.
A Myth of Babylonia and Assyria, written by Robert Mackensie, states the following:
“Like the Indian Varuna, the sea god, Ea-Oannes had control over the spirits and demons of the deep. The “ferryman” who kept watch over the river of death was called Arad-Ea, “servant of Ea”.”
In the Atlantean Necronomicon, written by Warlock Asylum, we also find the “Watcher” is Kutulu, who from our studies is Kulullu, Oannes, and Dagon:
““Rise up, from the old Abyss of NARR MARRATU!”
Many of the qualities attributed to the Watcher in the Simon Necronomicon are possessed by Kutulu. A few examples of this can be seen in the following passages:
“I conjure Thee by…The Veils of Sunken Varloormi” (taken from the Normal Invocation of The Watcher as found on page 72 of the SN)
“KUTULU raises his head and stares up through the Veils of sunken Varloormi..,” (taken from the
First Testimony of the Mad Arab found on page 15 of the SN)
“the Watcher appears. with eyes that never lose their stare.” (taken from the SN page 70)
“KUTULU raises his head.., up through the Abyss, and fixes his stare upon me” (taken from the SN page 15)
One of the first lines in the Normal Invocation of the Watcher as found on page 72 of the SN is: “I conjur Thee by the Fire of GIRRA”
“I deliver you to GIRRA .., Lord of the Flames.., of whom even mighty KUTULU has fear! (taken from page 83 of the MAKLU TEXT as found in the SN)
“And the Watcher sometimes appears..,aloft holding the Sword of Flames, and even the Elder Gods are awed thereby” (Taken from page 70 of the SN)
“the corpse KUTULU shakes beneath the Earth, and our Master ENKI is sore afraid.” (taken form page 186 of the SN)
“And the Lord of the Watchers dwells, it is said among the wastes of the IGIGI…” (Taken from page 70 of the SN)
We can safely assume that Kutulu is the Watcher. The Mad Arab states that ‘the Lord of the Watchers dwells in the Wastes of the Igigi. The IigigiI are the azonei, also known as the realm of fixed stars. Lovecraft also describes the Old Ones as coming from the regions of Outer Space. The Mad Arab mentions that the Lord of the Watchers “never raises the Sword or fights the idimmi, save when the Covenant is invoked by none less than the Elder Gods in their Council, like unto the Seven Glorious APHKHALLU.””
This shows us that Kutulu is the Watcher, and if Kulullu is Kutullu, then this information is also relative to Oanness who is described by Berosus as “keeping the watch of the king.” It is evident that Lovecraft’s “cthulhu” is Kulullu, as we see phonetic similarities, but also that this same Kulullu, was in some way, shape, or form relative to Dagon, another diety in Lovecraft fiction. Now how Lovecraft described these entities was basically to serve the need for his fiction, but even in his stories, we do find some similarities between “Cthulhu” and Kulullu. The reader is encouraged to explore these things for themselves as well, but separate the wheat from the chaff, in so doing.
Next, we have prophecies concerning the Simon Necronomicon in the Biblical Book of Revelation Chapter Five:
“ 1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. 4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
6 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits[a] of God sent out into all the earth. 7 He went and took the scroll from the right hand of him who sat on the throne. 8 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people. 9 And they sang a new song, saying:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and to open its seals,
because you were slain,
and with your blood you purchased for God
persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
and they will reign[b] on the earth.”
11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 12 In a loud voice they were saying:
“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain,
to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength
and honor and glory and praise!”
13 Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying:
“To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb
be praise and honor and glory and power,
for ever and ever!”
14 The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.”
We can be sure that the Simon Necronomicon is indeed a sacred book inspired by the Jinn based on the reading of the Magan Text. The Magan Text can be read line for line in reverse, or the reader can drag his finger across certain pages and receive insight in that manner as well. An example of this can be seen on page 154 in the Simon Necronomicon. When we read the last two lines on page 154, in the normal format, we read:
“They disturbed TIAMAT, the Ancient One, as they surged back and forth.
Yea, they troubled the belly of TIAMAT..”
However, if we were to hold our finger and drag it across to the next page before descending to the next line on the same page,, the text reveals a deeper meaning to the words we are reading. So let us look at the last four lines on page 154, but drag our fingers across to page 156, the text will read as follows:
“The Elders Came Together..She bore Monster-Serpents..
They disturbed TIAMAT, the Ancient One, as they surged..Sharp of tooth, long of fang..
Back and forth…She filled their bodies with venom for blood
Yea, they troubled the belly of TIAMAT… Roaring dragons she has clothed with terror
By their Rebellion in the abode of Heaven..Has crowned them with halos, making them appear as Gods.”
The above passages reveal that certain portions of the Magan Text can reveal deeper things depending on the way it is read. On page 179 of the Simon Necronomicon, the reader will notice a deeper meaning if they were to read the following passages in reverse line for line:
“And NAMMTAR gave it form.
Against the Queen of the Rising of the Sun
Solemn and Powerful
Pronounced a Curse
Scorned Queen of the Abyss Wherein All Are drowned
And ERESHKIGAL
Out of the Netherworld they accompanied her
They went with ISHTAR from the Gate of Ganzir
Walking in front and behind
Looking neither right nor left
And went with her out of the gates..”
The above passages are written in reverse as to how they appear in the Simon Necronomicon on page 179, yet they still make sense, and there are other sections of the book that read like this, but these secrets are reserved mostly for Initiates of the Necronomicon Tradition. I am certain that people do not put this much work into a hoax, as very few books are capable of being read backwards in reverse, or run on to the next page and still make sense. I know of no grimoires that are capable of displaying. I know of no modern occult works that can deny that the Magan Text is motivated by some supernatural force, based on the information we have just reviewed. In conclusion let us read the page 218 in the Simon Necronomicon and read it in reverse and see how it still makes sense, something modern grimoires and occult works in general are incapable of doing, and this is one of the things that proves the authenticity, not of the Simon Necronomicon, but of the Necronomicon Tradition down through the ages. Now let us read page 218 in reverse line for line:
“This is the Book of the servant of the Gods….
The Dark Waters stir.
A wind has risen.
Window grows increasing dim
Carved on my door and walls, and the light from the
Circumference of my sanctuary. Strange lines appear
Across its lit flame. Dog-faced demons approach…the
Moon pales before me, as though a Veil were blown
The Stars grow dim in their places..”
The above passage is rendered line for line in reverse, and based on this reading, Initiates of the Necronomicon Tradition know that the Mad Arab did not die, for in the Book of Calling, we read:
“And if thou performest these operations often, thou shalt see things becoming dark; and the Wanderers in their Spheres shall no more be seen by thee; and the Stars in their places will lose their Light, and the Moon, NANNA, by whom thou also workest, shall become black and extinguished,
AND ARATAGAR SHALL BE NO MORE, AND THE EARTH SHALL ABIDE NOT
And around thee shall appear the Flame, like Lightning flashing in all directions, and all things will appear amid thunders, and from the Cavities of the Earth will leap forth the ANNUNNAKI, Dog-Faced, and thou shalt bring them down.”
Now the big question is; how can a book be read forwards, backwards, and alongside pages, and still make sense? Maybe the answer lies with H.P. Lovecraft himself:
“Of the cult, he said that he thought the centre lay amid the pathless desert of Arabia, where Irem, the City of Pillars, dreams hidden and untouched. It was not allied to the European witch-cult, and was virtually unknown beyond its members. No book had ever really hinted of it, though the deathless Chinamen said that there were double meanings in the Necronomicon of the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred which the initiated might read as they chose, especially the much-discussed couplet:
“That is not dead which can eternal lie,…And with strange aeons even death may die.”
check Dan Harms blog page for insightful reviews and essays: www.danharms.wordpress.com
Stay Blessed
My original points still remain unanswered, so I’ll send you back to those.
I should also point out that calling Dagon a fish-person and linking him with Oannes is a pretty clear indication that Lovecraft wasn’t in touch with sources of ancient Mesopotamian lore, as that association was based on later scholarly speculation. Here’s a quick summary of what the name might mean:
http://danharms.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/on-the-shelf-the-development-of-dagan-a-sketch/
As for Lady Azura’s responses – it’s nice to see that I’m as frustrating as ever.
LOL.
With a name like Dan “harms” I’m sure that you do Nad Smrah (Your new name intended for the exact opposite)
Interestingly enough, my writing is directed more toward the LEARNER-SHIP of the WHOLE who SEEK KNOWING and therefore BEING.
The idea that any of us are individually significant in these posts aside from the GIFT of the ALL is an illusion that only WORKING from within can TRANSFORM.
FEELING that the post was personally speaking to you might be good thing, woven through FATE, a GIFT at a chance to QUESTION yourself as to WHY it RESONATES with you so much.
Avoiding the focus on those external to you and instead focusing on the INTERNAL can OPEN your EYES to the INCONSISTENCIES within SELF, allowing you to begin TRANSFORMATION and thus the UNDERSTANDING the true NATIRE of MAGIC.
That is when your journey will truly begin.
But TIME needs to be dedicated to doing the WORK, which is a STRUGGLE at the moment but one which will help you with understanding why you are having so much trouble letting go of that BURNED spot.
But the BURN NEEDS to be let go in order to advance.
PURGING will take you from the level 101 “magi”, where one crafts spells to force the universe to bend and toss an extra few bucks your way, to another REALM where a newer understanding of MAGIC can begin.
You will finally be able to sincerely say that something is “nice” and actually FEEL it INSIDE as oppose to just pretending that you do.
Best of luck to you on your NEW journey as you get to know yourself and begin your TRANSFORMATION, Nad Smrah.
You will always have a place among the STARS, when and if you CHOOSE to take it in this life or not.
If not, there’s always the next…You can repeat them as long as you’d like.
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THIS IS THE SIGN OF YOUR RACE FROM THE STARS.
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I have put the Starry Crown of Heaven, the potent Disk of ANU on my head
That a kindly Spirit and a kindly Watcher
Like the God that hath made me
May stand at my head always
To life me to favour with the Elder Gods
NO EVIL IN THE WORLD OR UNDER IT
OVER THE WORLD OR INSIDE THE WORLD
MAY SEIZE ME HERE!
BARRA ANTE MALDA!
I’m going to throw at you Necro-buffs a curve ball here >
The Simon Necronomicon also says >
Of all the Gods and Spirits of Abomination, KUTULU only cannot be summoned, for he is the Sleeping Lord. The magician can not hope to have any power over him, but he may be worshipped and for him the proper sacrifices may be made, so that he will spare thee when he rises to the earth. And the times for the sacrifice are the same times as the Sleeping of MARDUK, for this is when Great KUTULU moves.
And he is the very Fire of the Earth, and Power of All Magick. When he joins with the Abominations of the Sky,
TIAMAT will once more rule the earth!
And the altar should be of a large rock set in the earth, and a sacrifice acceptable unto the nature of the God should be made. And at the time of the Calling, the waters of ABSU will roil, and KUTULU will stir, but unless it be His time, he will not Rise.
Kutulu is the SLEEPING LORD and the very FIRE of the Earth and the Power of all magick.
If we know what the fire of the earth is – we then know what Kutulu is. It’s when he becomes active like a raging fire and rises to the join the Abominations in the sky, then Tiamat ( a very different creature ) will once more rule this earth – not Jesus, or Jehovah; but TIAMAT !
Tiamat’s rule is very dependant on this Kutulu fire reactivating.
So we need to know what the fire of the Earth is and how to awaken it; so this same fire can join and become one with the Abominations of the sky.
Upon channelling for this answer I was told by the Old Ones who I commune with >
“ The fire is the electric current which flows through the Earth’s ( planet’s ) core. The planet’s core is located under the sea ( of Absu in the inner Earth ) which is under the Seas ( our Oceans ). This same electricity is the same power behind all Magickal operations, the thing that places an electrical/magical charge on objects and moves our reality. This same magickal charge is what gives life to a being, and the missing thing which is required to make Tiamat WHOLE and all to be one again. We can worship this fire and offer it sacrifice – but we cannot summon it to rise. For those who do worship it – it will be your Salvation. ”
But in summoning this fire / Kutulu – we as humans have to die out, because we are at war in ourselves; because we as a species are unnatural.
A Paradox here in that we have to die in order to have unity and be one. The only chance of life for us would be if we worship Kutulu and offer him sacrifice. But that is very different to summoning him. OTHERWISE – We cannot exist as living beings if we summon Kutulu – though many have tried.
Kutulu’s rising to be as ONE, fundamentally depends on man’s being exterminated as an entire species.
The Simon Necronomicon in THE URILIA TEXT also supports this reasoning if you read in between the lines, when it says of man’s world being UNNATURAL >
And a man may cry out, what have I don’t, and my generation that such evil shall befall me? And it mean nothing, save that a man, being born, is of sadness, for he is of the Blood of the Ancient Ones, but has the Spirit of the Elder Gods breathed into him. And
his body goes to the Ancient Ones, but his mind is turned towards the Elder Gods, and this is the War which shall be always fought, unto the last generation of man; for the World is unnatural.
When the Great KUTULU rises up and greets the Stars, then the War will be over, and the World be One.
Such is the Covenant of the Abominations and the End of this Text.
Kutulu the fire of the Earth CANNOT be summoned – WHY – because the Covenant is in force! Simple !
You can summon the scaled fish god – Dagan /Ea / Enki – who is the brother to Enlil and son to Anu – but you cannot summon Kutulu !
So on that basis alone, the analogy between the two individuals Dagan and Kutulu has to be erroneous.
Those who try to study the Necronomicon will have to grapple with CHAOS PLAYING WITH THEIR HEADS.
This is the same fundamental mistake Kenneth Grant made in his triologies in the use of Numerology; which is why I have had to channel directly on such matters and don’t take such research to seriously. He made the same connection link between the two same individuals.
This flawed reasoning is like saying two people by the name of JOHN, are actually the same person ! Common sense tells you they are not!
I also fail to see how you can connect the sealed book of Revelation as being the Necronomicon. You stated in your article >
Next, we have prophecies concerning the Simon Necronomicon in the Biblical Book of Revelation Chapter Five:
“ 1 Then I saw in the right hand of him who sat on the throne a scroll with writing on both sides and sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a mighty angel proclaiming in a loud voice, “Who is worthy to break the seals and open the scroll?” 3 But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth could open the scroll or even look inside it. 4 I wept and wept because no one was found who was worthy to open the scroll or look inside. 5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”
This unnamed scroll is only interpretable by the Lamb of God, the predatory Lion of the Tribe of Judah – one, whose very shed blood is a violation of the Covenant and hence an abomination to the Old Ones. That blood drinking predator is Jesus !
Elsewhere in Revelation the scroll is described as – The Book of Life – which was handed down from the founding of the world – a very different document to the Neronomicon !
Hey Satan’s Avenger. thanks for your comments and for the home-run pitch. here are some the answers you were looking for:
http://warlockasylum.wordpress.com/2011/05/21/the-necronomicon-tradition-the-path-of-love-response-to-satans-avenger/
stay blessed
Best site I’ve found thus far on Necronomicon period!